Introduction to ECGs. R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD Asst. Professor Department of Emergency Medicine

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1 Introduction to ECGs R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD Asst. Professor Department of Emergency Medicine

2 Objectives Lead Placement Hexaxial System ECG Paper Systematic Approach to Reading an ECG

3 Lead Placement

4 Hexaxial System Limb Leads (Bipolar): RA, LA, RL, LL Forms Einthoven s Triangle I : 0º II : 60º III : 120º

5 Hexaxial System Augmented Leads (Unipolar) Utilize a central negative terminal avl : -30º avf : 90º avr : -120º

6 Hexaxial System

7 Precordial Leads

8 ECG Paper Height = millivolts Width = Time 1 mm x 1 mm

9

10 Calibration Vertical Axis y 1 Small Square = 1 mm (0.1 mv) 1 Large Square = 5 mm (0.5 mv) 2 Large Squares = 10 mm (1 mv) Horizontal Axis x 1 Small Square = 0.04 sec 1 Large Square = 0.2 sec 5 Large Squares = 1 sec

11 HIGH LATERAL SEPTAL ANTERIOR I V1 V4 II avl V2 V5 LATERAL III avf V3 V6 INFERIOR RHYTHM STRIP

12 ECG Complex

13 Interpreting the ECG Rate Rhythm - Ectopic beats? Axis Intervals - Blocks? Atrial Abnormalities Ventricular hypertrophy ST/T changes

14 The Rate 5 big boxes = 1 sec big boxes = 60 sec Rate = 300/# big boxes

15 The Rate Multiply # beats on rhythm strip x 5

16 The Rhythm Is it fast or slow? Is it regular or irregular? Are there p waves present? Are all p waves the same? Does each QRS have a p wave? Is the PR interval constant?

17 The Rhythm Are the p waves and QRS complexes associated with each other? Are the QRS complexes narrow or wide? Are the QRS complexes grouped or not? Are there dropped beats?

18 The Rhythm Supraventricular Rhythms

19 Normal Sinus Rhythm Rate: bpm Regular P wave present P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

20 Sinus Bradycardia Rate: Less than 60 Regular P wave present P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

21 Sinus Tachycardia Rate: Greater than 100 Regular P wave present P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

22 Sinus Arrhythmia Rate: Varies with respiration P wave present P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

23 Sinus Pause / Arrest Rate: Varies Irregular P wave present P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

24 Sinoatrial Block Rate: Varies Irregular P present except in areas of dropped beat P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: Yes

25 Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia Rate: Greater than 100 Regular P wave present P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Normal QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

26 Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia

27 Wandering Atrial Pacemaker Rate: Less than 100 Irregularly irregular P wave 3 morphologies P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Varies QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

28 Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia Rate: Greater than 100 Irregularly irregular P wave 3 morphologies P:QRS ratio: 1:1 PR Interval: Varies QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

29 Atrial Flutter Rate: atrial , ventricular Usually regular P wave- flutter waves P:QRS ratio: Often 2:1 PR Interval: Variable QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

30 Atrial Fibrillation Rate: Variable Irregularly irregular P waves chaotic P:QRS ratio: None PR Interval: None QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

31 Rate: Regular P waves- none, antegrade, retrograde P:QRS ratio: None or 1:1

32 Junctional Rhythm PR Interval: None, short or negative QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

33 Accelerated Junctional Rhythm Rate: bpm Regular P waves- none, ante-, retrograde P:QRS ratio: none or 1:1 PR Interval: None, short or neg QRS width: Normal Grouping: None Dropped: None

34 The Rhythm Ventricular Rhythms

35 Idioventricular Rhythm Rate: bpm Regular P wave absent P:QRS ratio: None PR Interval: None QRS width: Wide, bizarre Grouping: None Dropped: None

36 Accel. Idioventricular Rhythm Rate: bpm Regular P wave absent P:QRS ratio: None PR Interval: None QRS width: Wide, bizarre Grouping: None Dropped: None

37 Ventricular Tachycardia Rate: bpm Regular P wave?buried P:QRS ratio: None PR Interval: None QRS width: Wide, bizarre Grouping: None Dropped: None

38 Ventricular Tachycardia Fusion Beats Mix between V-tach and sinus morphologies Capture Beats Sinus morphology

39 Ventricular Tachycardia Josephson s Sign Small notching near the low point of S wave Brugada s Sign Interval from R wave to bottom of S wave is 0.10 seconds

40 Torsades de Pointes Rate: bpm Irregular P wave: None P:QRS ratio: None PR Interval: None QRS width: Variable Grouping: N/A Dropped: None

41 Ventricular Fibrillation Rate: Indeterminate Irregular P wave: None P:QRS ratio: None PR Interval: None QRS width: None Grouping: None Dropped: No beats

42 Axis

43 Axis

44 Axis The axis is the direction of the sum vector of ventricular depolarization

45 Axis

46 Axis

47 Axis

48 Axis

49 Intervals

50 PR Interval Normal: 0.12 to 0.20 sec Short PR interval Wolff-Parkinson-White Lown-Ganong-Levine AV Junctional Rhythm (see arrhythmia lecture)

51 Wolff-Parkinson-White Defined by: Short PR (<0.12 sec) with normal P wave May be normal in 12% Wide QRS complex ( 0.11 sec) Presence of a delta wave ST-T wave changes Association with paroxysmal tachycardias

52 PR Interval Normal: 0.12 to 0.20 sec Long PR interval 1 st Degree AV Block AV nodal disease Enhanced vagal tone Myocarditis Myocardial infarction (especially inferior MIs) Electrolyte imbalance Drugs (Beta Blockers, CCBs, cardiac glycosides)

53 QRS Duration Normal : 0.06 to 0.10 sec Hyperkalemia Ventricular tachycardia Idioventricular rhythms Drug effects and overdoses Wolff-Parkinson-White BBBs and Intraventricular conduction delay PVCs Aberrantly conducted complexes

54 QT Interval Must be corrected for rate = QT c Bazett s Formula Fridericia s Formula Hodge s Formula Normal is < 440 QTC = QT (HR 60) 3

55 QT C Causes of shortened QT c Hypercalcemia Digitalis Tachycardia

56 QT C Causes of prolonged QT c Hypocalcemia Drugs (Quinidine, Procainamide, Psychotropics, Tricyclics, Pentamidine) CNS Hypothermia Hypothyroidism Ischemic Heart Disease Genetic (Long QT Syndrome)

57 Torsades de Pointes Increased risk when QTc > 500 msec

58 Heart Blocks

59 Atrioventricular (AV) Block Conduction between the atria and ventricles is altered Abnormality can be located anywhere in the AV node, His bundle, or bundle branches May result in either a partial or complete block

60 1st Degree AV Block Every atrial impulse conducts to the ventricles and a regular ventricular rate is produced PR interval exceeds 0.20 sec (5 boxes) in adults Almost always asymptomatic Etiology Medications Age Increased vagal tone

61 1st Degree AV Block

62 2nd Degree AV Block (Mobitz I- Wenckebach) Progressive prolongation of AV conduction (and the P R interval) until an atrial impulse is completely blocked Conduction ratios are used to indicate the ratio of atrial to ventricular depolarizations 3:2 indicates that two of three atrial impulses are conducted into the ventricles

63 2nd Degree AV Block (Mobitz I- Wenckebach)

64 2nd Degree AV Block (Mobitz II) P R interval remains constant before and after the non-conducted atrial beats Usually occur in the infranodal conducting system Often have co-existing fascicular or BB blocks Often due to permanent structural defects in the infranodal conducting system May progress suddenly to complete heart block

65 2nd Degree AV Block (Mobitz II) RR interval surrounding the dropped beat(s) is an exact multiple of the preceding RR interval If there is 2:1 conduction, one cannot differentiate between Mobitz I and II

66 3rd Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) Complete absence of AV conduction Perfusing rhythm is maintained by a junctional or ventricular escape rhythm Regular P-P intervals, R-R intervals Variable P-R intervals

67 AV Dissociation Term indicates only the occurrence of independent atrial and ventricular contractions Passive Type- default or "escape" like in thirddegree AV block Active Type- when the ventricular rhythm usurps control May be caused by entities other than complete heart block Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm Ventricular Tachycardia

68 Right Bundle Branch Block

69 Right Bundle Branch Block Major Criteria QRS 0.12 sec Slurred S wave in leads I and V6 RSR pattern in V1 May get a QR pattern if there is previous anteroseptal infarct

70 Right Bundle Branch Block

71 Right Bundle Branch Block

72 Left Bundle Branch Block Major Criteria QRS 0.12 sec Broad, monomorphic R waves in I and V6 with no Q waves Broad, monomorphic S waves in V1 May have a small r wave

73 Left Bundle Branch Block

74 Left Bundle Branch Block

75 Left Bundle Branch Block

76 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

77 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Compare these two 12-lead ECGs. What stands out as different with the second one?

78 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy As the heart muscle wall thickens there is an increase in electrical forces moving through the myocardium resulting in increased QRS voltage

79 Criteria for LVH Gubner-Ungerleider 1943 R I > 15 R I + S III > 25 Sokolow-Lyon 1949 S V1 + R (V5 or V6) > 35 R avl > 11 Siegel 1982 Total 12-Lead voltage > 175 Murphy 1984 S (V1 or V2) + R (V5 or V6) > 35 Cornell (Casale) 1985 S V3 + R avl > 28 ( ) 20 ( )

80 Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

81 Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Right Axis Deviation R > S in V1 Deep S in left precordial leads Slight prolongation of QRS up to 120 msec Strain pattern in V1-3 May have right atrial abnormality

82 Causes of R > S in V1 Right Ventricular Hypertrophy True Posterior MI Lead Misplacement RBBB WPW Type A Normal variant

83 Q Waves Significant if: More than 1/3 height of QRS Wider than 0.03 sec Septal Qs (normal variant) Result of initial depolarization occurring in the septum from left to right Often found in left sided leads: I, av L and V6

84 Q Waves

85 ST Segment

86 ST Segment Elevation ST elevation > 1 mm in limb leads and > 2 mm in chest leads indicates an evolving acute MI until proven otherwise. Other primary causes: Early repolarization (normal variant) Pericarditis Ventricular aneurysm Pulmonary embolism

87 STEMI Localization

88 ST Segment Depression Primary Causes Myocardial Ischemia LVH Intraventricular conduction defects Medication (digitalis) Reciprocal changes in leads opposite area of acute MI

89 Sgarbossa Criteria For detecting an AMI in the setting of LBBB Derived from the GUSTO-1 trial Not perfect in screening for AMI. Use as another data point for risk-stratifying. Sgarbossa criteria hold true for LBBB pattern seen in pacemaker patients

90 Sgarbossa Criteria

91 Pericarditis

92 Pericarditis Stage I First few days 2 weeks ST elevation, PR depression Up to 50% of pt with symptoms / rub do NOT have or evolve into stage I

93 Pericarditis Stage I

94 Pericarditis Stage II Stage II Lasts days weeks Normalization of ST and PR segments ST returns to baseline, flat T waves

95 Pericarditis Stage II

96 Pericarditis Stage III Stage III Begins after 2-3 weeks, lasts several weeks Widespread T wave inversion

97 Pericarditis Stage III

98 Pericarditis Stage IV Stage IV Lasts up to several months Gradual resolution of T wave changes

99 Osborn Waves Positive deflections occurring at the junction between the QRS complex and the ST segment, the J point, has a myocardial infarction-like elevation Associated with hypothermia

100 Osborn Waves

101 Last night...

102 Questions?

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